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This page updated February, 2019

Notes on Java™ Applets

Chrome Version 42.x (April, 2015): As of this version of
Chrome, Java applets can no longer be run!. To continue
to
use the Java version of an applet, you will need to use a
different web browser (Firefox, IE, etc.)

2014 security update:
Many of the applets on this page were coded in Java™ and with the
January, 2014 release of the Java™ (Java 7, Update 51)
plug-in by Oracle cannot be run using the
default security settings in the Java™ Console, without
being re-configured.
You can read
the details here

As noted below, many applets have been converted to HTML5
"webapps", which run nicely in browsers (and on mobile devices).
For a page that lists only the HTML5 versions, click here

Please pardon our on-going construction (this site will never
be "finished"!)
as we assemble our useful teaching applets.

Our goal, as always, is to bring you the latest in
highly interactive teaching & training aids that
you can use in class - with or without the descriptive information.
The applets on this page were produced by Steve Ackerman and Tom
Whittaker.

If you are an educator, looking for a simple way to make interactive
visual identification examples/quizzes, please have a look at
Quiz Image

If you have difficulty running Java™ applets in your browser in general,
the information at this
location might be helpful.

Thanks to David Faysash, a science teacher in Tampa, FL, who has developer
teacher guides and student worksheets for a few of the applets.
Click here to reference these!

Finally, we have started to do work in "HTML5" -- applets labeled with this term require the
latest versions of browsers (IE9+, Safari 5+, Firefox 4+, Opera 10+, Chrome 11+). These
applets will run on PCs, tablets and phones (although some might be too large for most
phones!).

You ask, "What is it with HTML5?" The short answer is that the browser
world is (finally) coming together to a single technology that enables creation of highly
interactive, on-line content that can be used on computer and mobile devices (such as phones
and tablets).

While it is called "HTML5", it is actually a stack of technologies (HTML5, CSS, DOM, JavaScript)
that have finally become standardized enough to be used "everywhere". We
are also moving in that direction (and away from Java™ and Flash
applets) when possible.

Explore the orbit of the
Earth around the sun, and how changes in the Eccentricty,
Precession and Tilt over the last 400,000 years might have
influenced our Climate, according to the Milankovic Cycles and
shown with the Vostok Core temperature changes.

Unless otherwise noted, all the applets and related files linked
from this page are Copyright 1998-2019 by Tom Whittaker and Steve
Ackerman. They are free software; you can redistribute them
and/or modify modify but you may NOT repackage and sell them.

These programs are distributed in the hope that they will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

The developers or their employers are not responsible for any and
all ramifications, etc., which may result from using this
software, or software derived therefrom. Furthermore, you agree
to hold us harmless from any consequences related to the use of
this software.